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Thanks,

Yeah, would love to slam the Carlton stem, but it is well and truly stuck fast - I've tried pretty much everything I can think of, but am wary to do more as I don't want to risk the forks. Anyone has any ideas for loosening or removing it, let me know.

The saddle will get altered, just need to ride it a bit more to find my best position for it, that's all.

Cut the stem off, anywhere above the headset... take the forks off and upturn them in the bottle that contained the coke that just failed to remove the stem, fill with warm water and caustic soda, let it fix for a couple of days rinse and repeat.... should take about a week or two of that.